Officials have released a sketch of a man in connection with an alleged sexual assault case that happened very early Tuesday morning on the University of South Carolina campus.

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USC police say between midnight and 1 a.m., the female victim was walking in the 1400 block of Blossom Street near the East Quad when she was approached by a man wearing all black with a hat.

Officials released a sketch of the man on Wednesday.

The victim told police the man took her wallet and phone and sexually assaulted her. She also told investigators she did not see a weapon, but believed him to be armed.

The man fled the scene a short time later.

According to the University, investigators were not notified about this case until late Tuesday afternoon. A university spokesperson says an area hospital notified investigators about the case late Tuesday afternoon.

If you have any information about this case, you are asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.